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OF THE WEEK: ECLIPSES |
On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse will occur as the moon moves directly between the earth and the sun. The moon's shadow will fall on the earth, first darkening the western shore of Brazil, and then moving across the Atlantic Ocean to make landfall in Ghana, Africa. It will continue moving northeast through Niger, Nigeria, Libya, Egypt, across the Mediterranean and into Turkey.
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2006 SUN-EARTH DAY: Eclipse: In a Different Light
http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/2006/index.php
This year’s theme shows how eclipses have inspired people to observe and understand the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Join us in an extraordinary journey of exploration, discovery and understanding as we prepare for a total solar eclipse on March 29, 2006!
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SOLAR ECLIPSE: Stories From the Path of Totality
Site from the San Francisco Exploratorium focuses on the science, historical
accounts, and natural wonder of solar eclipses. Offers webcasts, articles,
links, and more.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/
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BBC Science & Nature: Solar Elipses
Offers viewing tips, calendar, movies, and an explanation of why eclipses
happen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/sun/solareclipse.shtml |
Solar Eclipses for Beginners
What is an eclipse of the Sun? What causes eclipses and why? How often do eclipses happen and when is the next eclipse of the Sun? You'll learn the answers to these questions and more in MrEclipse's primer on solar eclipses.
http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/SEprimer.html |
| kidseclipse: teach section
Our site is designed for the Kindergarten to Sixth grade student. Here you will learn what an eclipse is and why it happens.
http://www.kidseclipse.com/teach.htm
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| Thursday's Classroom: Eclipses
Features a set of lesson plans about eclipses of the past, including video replays of s eclipse, myths about ancient, and scientific eclipse bloopers from the modern era.
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/index_12aug99.html |
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This week features a resource for celebrating National Poetry Month:
Poets.org for Educators
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/6
Here you will find a wealth of resources, including Teacher Forums where
teachers can share ideas and seek help from colleagues; Pedagogical & Critical Essays about poetry; extensive links to relevant websites; Curriculum Units & Lesson Plans; biographies of hundreds of poets; and nearly two-thousand poems housed. |
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Each week, I'll answer
your questions, post announcements and provide interesting input!
Email me at jrajala@eduhound.com
That's all for this week! "Remember...the
Web is a terrible thing to waste!" |
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